Around Bastrop

1,100+ acres of canyons and river frontage where four ecosystems meet — 18 miles of hiking and horseback trails, plus zip-line tours over the treetops.

The heart of the Lost Pines — a CCC-built park with cabins, a pool, and miles of trail through the loblollies. Connected to Buescher State Park by a famously scenic 12-mile drive.

Kayak, paddle, and fish the El Camino Real paddling trail — or just take the community trails that run along the riverbank.

A 405-acre riverside resort with golf, trail rides, spa, and the Crooked River water park — world-class staycations practically next door.

A 900-acre warm-water lake with two parks — boating, swimming beaches, fishing, and lakeside camping year-round.

Riverside playgrounds, a splash pad, disc golf, and the June Hill Pape Riverwalk along the Colorado.

Gigafactory Texas is a major employment destination along the SH-130 corridor. Test the exact workplace address and shift time before judging the commute.

SpaceX builds Starlink hardware at its growing Bastrop campus on FM 1209 — one of the county's marquee employers.

Major employers and technology projects operate in Bastrop County. Verify the exact workplace location, shift time, and live route for your own commute.

Building the only jet-engine manufacturing facility in Texas on a 13.8-acre site — bringing dozens of high-skill, high-wage jobs to town.

The company's first North American production facility opened here in 2025 — a 59,000 sq ft technical center supporting its U.S. expansion.

Use live directions for your actual departure window; Hwy 71 and airport traffic can change the trip.

The loblolly pines shading The Colony are a 13-mile island of forest stranded nearly 100 miles from the East Texas Piney Woods — a remnant ecosystem left behind as the climate shifted thousands of years ago.

Bastrop dates to 1832 — older than the Republic of Texas itself — and its Main Street is so well preserved the town markets itself as the "Most Historic Small Town in Texas."

Few counties anywhere can claim SpaceX, The Boring Company, and xAI all operating inside their lines. Bastrop County can — and The Colony sits in the middle of it.

The town is named for the "Baron de Bastrop," a colorful Dutch frontiersman whose noble title was entirely invented — but who helped Stephen F. Austin secure his colony. Texas kept the name anyway.

Colony Oaks Elementary opened inside the community in 2023, approximately 0.4 mi from the model home at 150 Pinyon Pine Drive.